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The Exchange is a mixed use development on a prominent corner site in Battersea that currently houses the old dole office. The project includes 50 apartments split between private and affordable use, a large retail unit and an underground car park. At the heart of the scheme is a landscaped courtyard from which planting traverses the timber elevations of the various apartments, terraces and balconies. The street elevations are made in brick with gaps between blocks to allow glass clad circulation routes and a variety of views into the courtyard.
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The Exchange
The E x -
change is a mixed use devel-
opment on a promi-nent corner site in Battersea
that currently houses the old dole office. The project includes 50 apart-
ments split between private and affordable use, a large retail unit and an underground car
park.
At the heart of the scheme is a landscaped courtyard from which plant-
ing traverses the timber elevations of the various apartments, terraces and balconies. The street elevations are made in brick with gaps between blocks to al-
low glass clad circulation routes and a variety of views into the courtyard.
Extensive use of pre-fabrication, high levels of daylight and combined heat and power system form part of the sustainable agenda which seeks to improve upon Level 3 of the Code for Sustainable Homes
Shape Architecture Limited
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Shape Architecture Limited
Vicarage House 58-60 Kensington Church St. London W8 4DB
+44 (0) 2071 479987
[email protected] www.twitter.com/shapearchitect www.facebook.com/shapearchitect www.issuu.com/shapearchitecture
